# Amputations at HILL AIR FORCE BASE, D.O.D.
> OSHA SIR `20191112173` · 11/23/2019 · HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH
## Severity
- **1 amputation**
- **Body part:** Finger(s), fingernail(s), n.e.c.
- **Nature of injury:** Amputations
## Cause
- **Event:** Fall on same level due to tripping over an object
- **Source:** Floors, walkways, ground surfaces, unspecified
- **Secondary source:** Band saws
## Employer
- **Name:** HILL AIR FORCE BASE, D.O.D.
- **Location:** Building 859, HILL AIR FORCE BASE, UTAH, 84056
- **NAICS:** 928110
- **Jurisdiction:** 0
## Narrative

An employee was walking with a steel pipe. The employee tripped over a portable bandsaw and fell; the sharp end of the pipe struck the employee's hand, amputating about 3/4 inch of the right little finger.

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*Source: [OSHA Severe Injury Reports](https://www.osha.gov/severe-injury-reports) · MORVS · CC0 1.0*